The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2153
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
11:51 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2855
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 | 81.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -26.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.63° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.10° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.22° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.