The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2099
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
11:59 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2181
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 | 35.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 26.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.97° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.92° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.