The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 1988
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
2:14 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 808
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 | 75.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 61.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.62° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.42° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.