The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 1993
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
12:21 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 876
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.72° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.68° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.63° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.