The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
4:43 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1822
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 | 137.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 25.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.80° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.75° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.