The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
12:20 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2892
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 | 97.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.8° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.72° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.33° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.