The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 1925
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
10:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 35
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.81° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.