The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 2085
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
8:15 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2007
Events on this date
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 147.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 15.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.31° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.65° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.