The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
5:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -256
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 | 167.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 8.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.58° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.07° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.