The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2107
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
7:55 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2279
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.73° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.93° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.