The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2117
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
5:17 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2409
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 5.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.62° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.21° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.