The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 17, 2022
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1234
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 26.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.69° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.58° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.