The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2161
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
6:47 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2947
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 | 338.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 178.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.28° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.44° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.