The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2153
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
7:22 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2848
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 6.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.04° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.90° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.