The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2174
Waning Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
11:18 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3108
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 240.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.14° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.06° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.