The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 1932
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
5:53 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 115
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.6° / 318.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.01° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.13° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.