The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
4:21 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 113.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 39.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.47° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.75° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.