The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2043
Waning Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
2:05 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1494
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 | 251.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 290.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.52° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.75° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.