The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 1922
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
8:29 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -2
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.44° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.35° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.69° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.