The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 22, 2184
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
11:07 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3238
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 | 222.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 301.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.11° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.24° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.