The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2151
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:50 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2824
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 | 74.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 64.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 24.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.65° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.39° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.