The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
5:31 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 999
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 | 320.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 207.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.59° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.76° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.