The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2162
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
2:18 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2960
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.70° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.93° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.