The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
4:45 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2292
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 | 137.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 25.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 2.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.47° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.13° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.