The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2008
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
4:02 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1061
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 | 297.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.97° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.40° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| 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.