The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2106
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
4:47 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2273
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 | 319.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 210.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 0.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.33° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.94° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.