The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2055
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
3:24 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 301.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -11.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.41° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.91° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| 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.