The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 2006
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
7:08 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1037
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.20° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.85° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.