The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 1957
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
7:03 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 431
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury 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 | 6.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 151.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -14.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.40° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.74° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.