The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 23, 2022
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
12:37 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.69° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.19° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| 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.