The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
3:42 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2694
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 | 133.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.2° / 39.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.70° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.12° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.