The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 2068
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
4:48 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1803
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 | 321.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / -0.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.85° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.52° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.