The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2154
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
10:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2867
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 | 205.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 318.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.73° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.21° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.