The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2145
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
9:56 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2750
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 | 17.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.25° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.19° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.