The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2088
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
12:10 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2051
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.31° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.80° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.