The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
4:13 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2929
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 | 138.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 31.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -0.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.29° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.32° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.