The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 25, 2022
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
3:01 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -15.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.26° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.61° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.