The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
82.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
5:04 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.6%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 130.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 26.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.68° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.17° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.