The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 23, 2050
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
12:15 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1581
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.50° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.23° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.