The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, April 22, 1935

Waning Gibbous

84.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
23°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
84.8%
Age
19.2 days
Distance
381,700 km
Apparent size
31.3′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
152

Events on this date

  1. Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Exact values

For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun225.93°
Phase angle45.91°
Illuminated fraction84.79%
Altitude / azimuth-43.4° / 270.1°
Right ascension / declination17h 05m / -25.96°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude257.57° / -3.11°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.75° / 4.52°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-51.11° / 1.54°
Position angle of the axis6.9°
Position angle of the bright limb99.2°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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