The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 24, 2022
Waning Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
1:50 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.59° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.40° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.