The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
3:36 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 132.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 40.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -3.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.65° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.93° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.