The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2100
Waning Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
1:12 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2199
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 | 239.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 297.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.33° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.98° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.