The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
86.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
4:47 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.8%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2527
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 25.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 2.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.41° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.33° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.