The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
4:30 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1197
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 | 297.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.90° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.65° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| 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.