The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 1961
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:34 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 474
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 | 76.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.25° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.28° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.