The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 1963
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
4:43 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 498
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -4.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.73° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.