The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 1949
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
2:00 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 325
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 | 298.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.93° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.58° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.