The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2139
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
1:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2675
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.05° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.29° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.