The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2108
Waning Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
11:03 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2298
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 | 221.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 301.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 17.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.45° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.39° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.