The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 1996
Waxing Crescent
14.1% 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
9:23 AM
11:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 907
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 | 43.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.59° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.30° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.