The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 1944
Waning Crescent
2.2% 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
6:24 AM
7:00 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 263
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 1.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.03° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.65° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.