The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2086
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
9:21 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2026
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 | 197.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 323.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.42° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.75° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.