The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2101
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
2:49 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2205
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 | 294.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -12.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.82° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.89° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.