The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2055
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
9:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1643
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 | 44.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.93° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.60° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.96° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.