The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 1931
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 103
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 | 54.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.78° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.34° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| 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.