The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2120
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
6:58 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2447
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 148.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -20.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.32° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.43° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.