The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 23, 2056
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
7:46 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1655
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 331.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 7.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.92° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 144.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.