The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2005
Waning Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 PM
1:31 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1024
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 28.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.76° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.16° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.