The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2074
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
9:30 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1878
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 | 44.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 120.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.39° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.16° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| 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.