The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 22, 2191
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
9:22 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3325
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 | 52.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.29° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.98° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| 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.