The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2139
Waning Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
2:35 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2675
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 | 290.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.11° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.50° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.