The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
3:40 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2255
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 | 117.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 45.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 6.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.82° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.98° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.