The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
5:55 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1488
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 | 162.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 350.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 53m / -6.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.53° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.77° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.