The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2038
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
8:31 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 211.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 278.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.14° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.61° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.