The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2171
Waning Crescent
34.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
4:11 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.5%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3077
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 | 288.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.46° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.68° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.50° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.