The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2042
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
10:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1476
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.49° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.58° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.