The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
2:57 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 54.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.13° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.55° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.