The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 1976
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
12:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 659
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 249.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.50° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.53° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.