The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 1985
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
9:57 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 771
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.50° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.06° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.