The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2047
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
5:16 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1537
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 | 321.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 203.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / 1.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.98° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.57° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.