The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2094
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
3:32 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2119
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 48.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.44° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.19° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.