The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 1936
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 171
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -16.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.17° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.14° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.15° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.