The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 1956
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
10:55 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 418
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 | 216.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 307.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.03° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.34° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.