The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 22, 2051
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
11:01 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1593
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 | 220.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.53° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.98° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.