The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2104
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
7:04 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2242
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 10.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.24° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.23° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.