The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 1930
Waxing Crescent
4.2% 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
8:52 AM
6:39 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 97
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 | 23.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.98° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.35° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.