The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
5:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2830
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 | 158.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 358.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / -0.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.57° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.74° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.