The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
79.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
3:11 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.8%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2929
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 | 126.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -5.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.58° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.49° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.