The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 22, 1989
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
3:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 826
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 | 283.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.33° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.40° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.