The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
85.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
3:59 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.5%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3164
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 35.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.76° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.70° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.