The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2053
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
12:42 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1612
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 | 66.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.21° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.66° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.