The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 1972
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
9:17 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 616
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 326.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.08° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.33° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.