The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 1946
Waning Gibbous
68.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
9:40 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.6%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 288
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 | 248.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.21° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.50° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.