The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 22, 2149
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
6:57 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2799
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 324.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 58m / -6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.72° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.75° / -1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.