The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 1911
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
6:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -138
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.92° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.18° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.