The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2028
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
6:31 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1302
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 | 335.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 184.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 7.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.37° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.21° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.