The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2140
Waxing Crescent
35.1% 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
11:10 AM
1:38 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2688
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 | 72.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.51° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.12° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.62° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.