The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 1901
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
10:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -268
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.24° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.63° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.