The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2049
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
4:25 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1568
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 | 312.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 2.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.69° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.69° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.