The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 2069
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1810
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.82° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.22° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.