The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 22, 2199
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
5:56 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3417
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 193.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.62° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.