The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 1949
Waning Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
12:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 325
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 | 287.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.93° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.37° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.