The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2159
Waxing Crescent
24.3% 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
10:01 AM
12:37 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2923
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.30° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.03° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.