The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2156
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 45.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.74° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.69° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.