The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 1973
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
4:38 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 628
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 | 317.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 212.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 0.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.86° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.70° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.