The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2122
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
3:17 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2471
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 | 285.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 254.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.22° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.63° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.