The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2112
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
5:15 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2341
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 194.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -5.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.67° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.57° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.