The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2042
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1476
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.02° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.24° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.12° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.