The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2056
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
1:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1649
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 | 73.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 67.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.88° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.99° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.