The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2060
Waning Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
10:10 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1698
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 | 244.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 248.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.73° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.96° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.42° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.