The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 1909
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
9:16 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -169
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 16.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.62° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.30° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.