The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 2109
Waning Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
2:24 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 288.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.89° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.46° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.