The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
68.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
4:18 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.5%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 40.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.26° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.14° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.