The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 1933
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
4:29 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 127
Events on this date
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Venus 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 | 325.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 0.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.21° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.69° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.