The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 1985
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
8:54 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 771
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 | 16.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 17.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.62° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.41° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.28° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.