The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2144
Waning Gibbous
72.6% 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
12:35 AM
10:43 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2737
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 | 243.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.12° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.81° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.