The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 1976
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
8:18 AM
7:07 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 666
Events on this date
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
-
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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 | 30.7° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.79° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.94° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.