The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
5:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1822
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 352.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 52m / -6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.61° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.40° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.