The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2046
Waning Gibbous
98.7% 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
9:58 PM
6:49 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1525
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 | 192.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 294.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.13° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.02° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.