The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 22, 1963
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
10:05 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 505
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 | 55.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.37° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.87° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.