The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2144
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
4:44 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2743
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 | 317.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 213.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 1.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.85° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.56° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.