The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2038
Waning Crescent
26.5% 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
2:11 AM
4:33 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1432
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 15.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.64° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.62° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.45° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.