The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 22, 2160
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
2:30 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2941
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 268.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.80° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.06° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.