The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 2169
Waxing Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
9:07 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3053
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 | 42.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 124.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.59° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.53° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.