The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2151
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
2:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2824
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 56.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.80° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.61° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.19° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.