The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 22, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
6:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3300
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 | 162.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 354.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 1.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.23° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.33° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.