The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 1952
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
7:55 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 369
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 | 45.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.99° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.62° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.