The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2168
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
1:56 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 254.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.75° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.44° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.