The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2018
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
1:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1179
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 | 73.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.17° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.60° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.