The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 22, 2126
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2521
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.22° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.54° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.57° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.