The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 1945
Waning Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
9:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 282
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 | 215.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 319.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.09° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.61° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.