The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2122
Last Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:46 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2471
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.27° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.44° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.