The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2065
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
2:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1766
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.77° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.18° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.41° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.