The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2185
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
6:46 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3250
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 161.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.42° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.93° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.