The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2049
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
4:53 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1568
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 | 324.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 202.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / -2.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.02° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.90° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.