The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
2:54 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3263
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 | 125.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 52.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -12.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.14° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.12° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.