The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2188
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
5:31 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3281
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / -4.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.97° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.59° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.