The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2167
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3022
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.55° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.67° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.