The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 1951
Last Quarter
52.9% 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
11:21 PM
1:54 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 356
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 | 266.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.35° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.32° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| 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.