The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 1951
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
5:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.0° / 351.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.23° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.77° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.