The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
12:46 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 57.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 28.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.39° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.24° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.