The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2141
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
7:10 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2700
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 | 196.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 289.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.41° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.82° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.