The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 1936
Waxing Crescent
2.2% 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
6:07 AM
9:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 165
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 127.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.13° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.94° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.