The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
86.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
5:17 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.3%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 20.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.73° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.38° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.