The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 1981
Waning Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
7:53 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 721
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 | 216.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.29° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.11° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.