The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 23, 2048
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
9:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1556
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 320.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.62° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.30° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.