The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2183
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
10:01 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3220
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 | 18.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.67° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.77° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.