The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 2148
Waxing Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:51 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2787
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 | 65.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.91° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.04° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.