The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2063
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
7:35 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1742
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 | 25.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 140.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.52° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.62° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.