The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2173
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
10:53 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3102
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 | 212.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 25.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.42° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.01° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.