The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
10:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1006
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 | 23.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.44° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.98° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.