The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
9:57 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 205.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.85° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.34° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.