The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2177
Waning Crescent
27.1% 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
3:52 AM
3:12 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3145
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 223.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.42° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.12° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.