The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 22, 1958
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
10:42 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 437
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 | 39.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.78° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.20° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.