The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2095
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
4:38 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2137
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.27° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.47° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.