The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
5:27 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1921
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 15.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / 5.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.72° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.98° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.