The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 22, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
5:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3065
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / -2.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.11° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.