The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 1923
Waxing Crescent
34.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
12:08 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 4
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.39° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.70° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.