The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2060
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
12:17 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1698
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.76° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.28° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.82° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.