The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2118
Waxing Crescent
2.7% 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
7:14 AM
10:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2416
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 | 18.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.67° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.56° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.