The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 1962
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
4:16 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 492
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.75° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.24° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.