The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 1966
Waxing Crescent
3.6% 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
6:45 AM
9:27 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 536
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 | 21.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 121.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.82° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.87° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| 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.