The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2088
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
10:04 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2045
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.52° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.42° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.