The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 1982
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
4:52 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 733
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 | 331.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 203.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / -3.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.67° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.54° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.