The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2169
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
3:46 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3046
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 | 306.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.80° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.55° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.