The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2145
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2756
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.76° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.77° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.