The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
3:58 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1216
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 | 106.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 43.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.19° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.24° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.54° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.