The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2082
Waxing Crescent
1.4% 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
9:02 AM
6:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1977
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.34° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.04° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.