The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 22, 2053
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1612
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 | 52.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.70° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.88° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.