The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2158
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
2:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 | 291.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.17° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.59° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.31° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.