The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 2130
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2570
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 274.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.65° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.00° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.