The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 2142
Waxing Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
9:20 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2719
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.76° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.88° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.