The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 22, 2180
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
9:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3189
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 | 50.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.64° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.27° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.