The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2116
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
8:45 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2397
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.56° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.65° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.