The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 1989
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
7:04 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 820
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 | 196.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.49° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.02° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.