The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2163
Waning Gibbous
81.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2972
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 | 230.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 264.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.95° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.43° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.