The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2001
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
7:23 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 968
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 | 348.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.88° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.07° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.