The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 2001
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
11:20 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 975
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 | 73.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.99° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.27° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.