The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2059
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
10:53 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1692
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 310.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.26° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.54° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.