The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2083
Waxing Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
1:02 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1983
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 | 60.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 71.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.65° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.83° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.