The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2191
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
8:34 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3318
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 16% of the Sun is covered at 1:30 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.81° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.55° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.