The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 22, 2197
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
12:30 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3393
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 | 57.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.77° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.40° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.