The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 2131
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
7:50 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2583
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -12.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.42° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.36° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.