The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2064
Waxing Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
2:17 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1748
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 61.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.24° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.22° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.