The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 1964
Waxing Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
4:09 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 511
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 39.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 9.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.10° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.08° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.