The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2044
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
3:53 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1500
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 213.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.60° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.10° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.