The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2023
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
11:27 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1241
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.15° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.16° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.