The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2050
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
10:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1575
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.87° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.03° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.