The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 22, 1969
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
12:36 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 573
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.27° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.72° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.