The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2149
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
7:24 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2799
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 307.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -10.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.60° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.43° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.