The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 1963
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
5:58 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 498
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 | 343.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 189.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 1.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.43° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.96° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.