The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 23, 2194
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3356
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.13° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.30° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.