The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2099
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
10:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2181
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 | 23.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.14° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.15° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.