The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 1942
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
1:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 239
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 | 77.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.77° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.38° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.