The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2158
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
1:31 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 | 279.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 232.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.94° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.67° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.10° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.