The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2044
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
1:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 283.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.34° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.67° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.