The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2139
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
6:41 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2682
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 | 7.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.78° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.82° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.