The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2191
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
7:24 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3318
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 6.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.13° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.32° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.