The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 1939
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
9:34 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 202
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 | 24.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.36° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.25° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.