The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2096
Waxing Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
11:48 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2150
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 | 80.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.99° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.26° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.