The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2117
Last Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
12:20 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -24.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.60° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.82° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.