The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2072
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
12:34 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1847
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.08° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.85° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.