The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 1992
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
4:35 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 863
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 | 316.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 0.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.14° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.50° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.