The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 2143
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
2:17 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 61.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.97° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.74° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.