The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2101
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
6:19 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2211
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 36m / -15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.69° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.45° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.