The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
4:29 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 117.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 36.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.25° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.15° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.