The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2182
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
4:46 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3213
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 | 316.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 214.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 3.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.61° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.98° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.