The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 22, 2194
Waxing Crescent
4.3% 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
7:22 AM
10:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3356
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 99.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.12° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.53° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| 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.