The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2018
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
2:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1179
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 60.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.33° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.39° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.