The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 23, 2168
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3040
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.87° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.61° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.