The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 22, 2170
Waxing Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
1:47 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3059
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 | 72.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.35° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.56° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.