The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2072
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
11:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1847
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 17.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.81° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.29° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.