The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 1941
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
8:34 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 233
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 | 43.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 131.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.71° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.89° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.