The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2149
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2805
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.34° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.81° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.