The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2055
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
8:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1643
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 | 31.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -15.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.44° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.17° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.