The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 1935
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
3:42 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 158
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 0.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.36° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.79° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.