The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Waxing Crescent
11.0% 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
9:02 AM
11:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1142
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 | 38.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.59° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.70° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.