The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2172
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:04 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3083
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.66° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.72° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.