The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 1990
Waning Crescent
17.0% 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
4:34 AM
4:23 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 832
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 211.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -4.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.70° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.37° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| 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.