The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2131
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
8:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2583
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -16.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.24° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.15° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| 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.