The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
5:11 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 22.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 8.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.41° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.37° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.