The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2030
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
4:36 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1333
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 | 317.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / -0.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.13° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.09° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.