The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2061
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
10:44 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 21.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.75° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.78° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.