The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 22, 2178
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
12:26 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3158
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 | 56.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.32° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.22° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.