The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2187
Waning Gibbous
65.0% 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
11:21 PM
1:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.0%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3275
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 | 252.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 285.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.98° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.25° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| 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.