The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 1912
Waxing Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -132
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 | 54.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.91° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.16° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.