The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 1941
Waxing Crescent
6.8% 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
9:05 AM
7:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 233
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 | 29.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.74° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.09° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.