The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 1981
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
5:06 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 727
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 | 312.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.75° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.25° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.