The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
5:34 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2156
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 | 147.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 10.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / 2.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.39° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.20° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.