The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2100
Waning Gibbous
82.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
12:19 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.8%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2199
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 304.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.31° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.81° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.