The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 22, 1947
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
9:19 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 301
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 | 20.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.94° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.70° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.