The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2072
Waxing Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 50.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.35° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.07° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.