The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2061
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
12:03 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1711
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.59° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.32° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.