The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 23, 2171
Waning Gibbous
84.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.3%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 226.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.09° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.01° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.