The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 1958
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
9:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 437
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 | 28.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.47° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.42° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.