The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 1989
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
4:00 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 826
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 | 294.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.77° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.59° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.