The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 1903
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
1:29 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -244
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 | 289.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -10.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.35° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.39° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.