The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 1987
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
2:32 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 292.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.77° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.48° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.