The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2198
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
2:40 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3411
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 14.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.43° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.66° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.