The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2176
Waning Gibbous
65.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
1:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.0%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3139
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 | 252.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 286.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.61° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.01° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.