The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 2052
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
2:20 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1599
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 | 286.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -10.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.11° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.34° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.45° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.