The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 2063
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
6:55 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1742
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.28° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.84° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.