The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 2171
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 PM
8:13 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 213.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.45° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.84° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.