The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 1902
Waning Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
12:23 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -250
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 289.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.89° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.46° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.