The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 22, 1929
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
11:40 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 84
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 309.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.81° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.65° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.