The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 1908
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
5:20 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -176
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 196.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 51m / -0.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.86° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.85° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.