The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 1949
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
6:06 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 332
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 | 11.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 163.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.56° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.76° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.