The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 2138
Waning Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
12:45 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2669
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 27.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.05° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.23° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.