The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2174
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
5:14 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3114
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 1.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.83° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.45° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.