The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2175
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
11:01 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3121
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.16° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.35° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.