The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2163
Waning Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
10:49 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2972
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 | 244.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.50° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.61° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.