The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 22, 2152
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
4:06 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2842
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 260.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.88° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.71° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.