The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2161
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
10:49 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2954
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 | 62.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.13° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.86° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.