The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 23, 2095
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:05 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2137
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.39° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.67° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.