The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2133
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
4:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2607
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.77° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.89° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.