The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 1990
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
8:53 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 839
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.26° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.72° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.