The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2040
Waning Gibbous
87.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
11:30 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.3%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 221.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.66° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.89° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.