The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 23, 2101
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
6:54 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2212
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 | 12.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 149.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.30° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.23° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.