The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2123
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
5:50 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2477
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 197.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.96° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.81° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.