The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2041
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
6:11 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1469
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 0.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 172.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -4.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.01° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.59° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.