The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 22, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
6:40 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2731
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 | 167.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 351.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 8.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.13° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.31° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.