The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 1943
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
4:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 257
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 13.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.45° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.63° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.