The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 1980
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
1:09 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 709
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.94° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.74° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.48° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| 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.