The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2078
Waning Gibbous
96.4% 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
7:46 PM
9:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1927
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 | 201.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 319.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.52° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.19° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.