The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
3:50 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1284
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 | 135.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.5° / 36.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -4.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.60° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.55° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.