The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 1917
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
9:00 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -70
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.48° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.75° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.