The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2010
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
7:28 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1086
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 344.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.61° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.40° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.