The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2082
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
3:24 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1970
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 218.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.06° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.29° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.