The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 22, 2121
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
1:23 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2453
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 | 67.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.08° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.42° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.