The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 23, 2011
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
4:31 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1098
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 | 315.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 1.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.25° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.30° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.