The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
5:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1989
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 | 157.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 4.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.27° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.21° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.