The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2179
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
7:54 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3170
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 | 208.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.52° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.41° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.