The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2164
First Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
12:31 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2991
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -14.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.49° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.77° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.