The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 23, 2172
Waxing Crescent
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
9:07 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3084
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 | 5.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 127.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.83° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.05° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.