The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2142
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
5:08 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2712
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / 1.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.77° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.39° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.