The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2069
First Quarter
53.6% 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
2:37 PM
12:28 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1816
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 | 93.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -13.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.82° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.43° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| 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.