The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 23, 2186
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3257
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.69° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.65° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.