The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2056
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
2:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1649
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.52° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.