The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
1:35 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2892
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 | 111.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.83° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.16° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.