The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Waxing Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
1:48 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1278
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.80° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.03° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.