The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2160
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
3:07 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 283.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.94° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.25° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.