The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2066
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
5:46 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1772
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 | 326.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 197.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.57° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.38° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.