The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2156
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
11:51 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 33.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.66° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.91° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.