The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 1970
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
5:51 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 585
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 | 192.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.3° / 315.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.70° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.74° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.