The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2050
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
11:02 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1575
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.56° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.80° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.