The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 1916
Waning Crescent
10.9% 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
3:28 AM
3:48 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -77
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / -0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.63° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.18° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.