The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
2:03 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2558
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -13.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.38° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.52° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.