The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 2081
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 PM
12:52 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1964
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 | 235.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 300.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.30° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.20° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.