The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
4:39 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2391
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 33.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 14.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.25° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.74° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.