The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2147
Last Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
1:15 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.65° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.88° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.