The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2188
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
9:19 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3288
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 | 46.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.56° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.71° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.