The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 1943
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
7:49 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 195.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 298.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -11.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.03° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.86° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.