The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2117
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
5:42 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2409
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 | 335.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 185.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 21m / -2.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.54° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.42° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.