The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2052
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
7:32 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1606
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 | 11.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 144.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -12.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.52° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.91° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.