The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2082
Waning Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
4:24 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1970
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 | 311.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 210.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -4.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.93° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.51° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.