The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2152
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
9:39 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2836
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 | 235.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 59m / -26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.82° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.38° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.