The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 1982
Waning Crescent
2.0% 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
5:25 AM
6:02 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 733
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 | 344.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 188.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.77° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.77° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.