The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 1932
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 PM
2:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 121
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 283.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 24.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.97° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.70° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.