The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2133
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
8:33 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2601
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 270.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.37° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.40° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.