The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2186
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
11:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3257
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 | 40.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.29° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.87° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.