The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2150
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
8:10 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2818
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 | 24.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.69° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.55° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.