The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 1998
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
8:58 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 938
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.34° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.18° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.