The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2094
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
2:53 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2119
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.61° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.39° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.