The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 1956
Waning Gibbous
82.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
11:55 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.4%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 418
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 298.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.88° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.50° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.