The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 1904
First Quarter
44.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
12:52 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -231
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.65° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.29° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.