The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2109
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
6:46 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2310
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.81° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.09° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.