The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 2022
Waxing Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
1:45 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.24° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.68° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.