The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2107
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
8:58 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2280
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.88° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.83° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.