The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2006
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
1:02 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1030
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 | 276.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -22.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.21° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.08° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.