The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 1962
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
4:48 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 492
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 230.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.70° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.43° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.