The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2160
Waning Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
8:23 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2935
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 | 215.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 270.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.73° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.78° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.