The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 1969
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 79°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
79°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 573
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 | 55.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 28.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.38° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.93° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.