The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2077
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
8:28 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1908
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 140.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 9.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.41° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.10° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 350.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.