The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% 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
4:35 PM
5:07 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 134.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 23.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 8.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.60° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.56° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.