The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 23, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 PM
5:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2292
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 6.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / -2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.28° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.95° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.