The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 23, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
1:46 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1717
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 | 113.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.42° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.80° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.