The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 2047
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
6:15 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1537
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 332.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 189.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 6.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.79° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.