The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2037
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
7:06 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1420
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 338.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.78° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 207.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.