The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2029
First Quarter
48.4% 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
12:36 PM
2:27 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1315
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 60.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.87° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.17° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.