The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
5:36 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 10
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 8.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 4.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.70° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / 4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.12° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.