The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2061
Waxing Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 35.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.77° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.55° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.