The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 1971
Waning Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
3:20 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 597
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 | 311.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 226.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -5.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.64° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.07° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.