The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2010
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
2:32 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1080
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.18° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.98° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.