The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2127
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
10:44 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2533
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 304.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.99° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.01° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| 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.