The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2031
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
12:26 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1346
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -14.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.67° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.04° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.