The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 1925
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
5:53 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 28
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 | 343.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 190.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 1.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.10° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.36° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.