The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 2158
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
7:06 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2917
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.96° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.00° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.