The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 5, 1922
First Quarter
55.3% 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
12:10 PM
1:44 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -9
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.13° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.66° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.