The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2045
Waxing Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
12:35 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1513
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 | 55.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 73.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.41° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.44° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.