The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
78.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
4:50 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.5%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 30.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.94° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.56° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.