The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 1920
Waxing Crescent
10.6% 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
8:48 AM
11:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -33
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.06° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.34° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.