The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 23, 2107
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
12:04 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2286
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.47° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.17° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.