The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2199
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
9:49 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3424
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 | 48.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.95° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.46° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.