The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
6:15 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 166.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 342.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.94° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.73° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.