The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
1:06 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2051
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 | 101.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.5° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -12.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.37° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.62° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.