The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 1971
Waning Crescent
8.9% 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
4:03 AM
4:36 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 597
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 1.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.43° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.30° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.