The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2055
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
4:20 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1636
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.19° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.13° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.