The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2133
Waning Crescent
23.9% 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
2:25 AM
4:46 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2607
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 239.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.04° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.08° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.