The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 1999
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
6:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 950
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 163.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.0° / 351.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.26° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.60° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.9° |
| 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.