The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2073
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
8:06 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1859
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 289.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.34° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.58° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.