The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2161
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
5:49 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / 4.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.21° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.