The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2063
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
1:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1735
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.07° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.28° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.