The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
8:56 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 194.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 322.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 13.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.90° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.19° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.