The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 22, 2196
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
3:02 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3380
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 225.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.83° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.71° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.