The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 1977
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
11:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 672
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 | 46.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.90° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.39° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.