The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 1934
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
8:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 146
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 343.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.37° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.23° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.