The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2074
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
4:58 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1871
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 | 320.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 197.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -6.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.95° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.95° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.