The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 1975
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
11:02 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 653
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 | 218.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 306.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.36° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.15° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.