The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2089
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
10:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2063
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.25° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.60° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.