The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2117
Waning Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
11:15 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2403
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 | 257.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.05° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.63° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.