The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 23, 1960
Waxing Crescent
12.8% 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
11:06 AM
9:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 468
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 | 41.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.77° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.58° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.