The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 1952
Waning Crescent
8.3% 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
4:10 AM
4:40 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 362
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 | 326.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 1.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.29° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.50° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.