The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 2036
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
9:16 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1408
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 40.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.08° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.77° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.