The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2140
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
2:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2688
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.82° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.41° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.