The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
7:01 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1203
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 164.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 1.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.31° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.65° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.