The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2106
Waning Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2267
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 | 228.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.61° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.20° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.