The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 22, 2171
Waning Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
3:37 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3077
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.51° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.31° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.