The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2142
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
10:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2719
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.30° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.67° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.