The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.48° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.09° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.