The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2087
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
5:08 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2038
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 | 328.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / -3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.29° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.33° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.