The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2103
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
3:04 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2236
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 | 279.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 15.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.65° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.82° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| 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.