The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2046
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
3:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1531
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 | 280.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.81° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.80° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.