The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2139
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
6:13 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2681
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 163.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 28m / -14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.82° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.97° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.