The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 1948
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 PM
12:39 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 319
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.51° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.64° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.