The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 22, 1922
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
7:38 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -2
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 | 29.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 142.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.14° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.89° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.