The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2058
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
7:06 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1673
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 164.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 2.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.50° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.05° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.