The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 2000
Waning Crescent
15.7% 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
3:33 AM
5:10 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 962
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 | 313.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 219.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.08° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.05° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.