The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2082
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
7:42 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1977
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 139.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -24.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.55° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.83° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.