The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 1964
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
9:19 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 517
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 317.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.04° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.76° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.