The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2077
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:43 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1909
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.02° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.66° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.