The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 1952
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
8:57 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 369
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 | 58.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -27.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.59° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.42° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.