The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2097
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
10:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2162
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 | 214.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.47° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.14° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.