The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2055
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
5:16 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 323.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 194.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / -4.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.99° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.35° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.