The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 1970
Waning Crescent
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
3:20 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 591
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 | 276.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.89° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.60° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.