The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, October 22, 2084

Waning Crescent

41.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
66°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
41.1%
Age
22.8 days
Distance
402,900 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
2001

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun280.47°
Phase angle100.31°
Illuminated fraction41.05%
Altitude / azimuth34.6° / 260.2°
Right ascension / declination8h 50m / 15.37°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude130.68° / -2.26°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.40° / 3.53°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-102.20° / -1.50°
Position angle of the axis14.0°
Position angle of the bright limb104.9°
Apparent magnitude-9.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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