The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2113
First Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
2:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2354
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.67° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.85° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.79° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.