The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 1962
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
6:59 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 486
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 | 199.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.8° / 309.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.32° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.15° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.