The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 22, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
4:46 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 32.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.12° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.95° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.