The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2169
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
4:47 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3046
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 198.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -7.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.01° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.77° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.