The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2163
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
3:49 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2978
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 | 296.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 9.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.54° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.96° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.