The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2027
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 273.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.22° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.83° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.