The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 22, 2179
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
7:06 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3170
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 | 194.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.1° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.98° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.24° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.