The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2054
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
7:56 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1624
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 | 198.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 292.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -13.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.67° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.78° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.