The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2070
Waning Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
11:58 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1828
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 | 232.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.52° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.94° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.