The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 1987
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 802
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 149.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.29° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.66° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.