The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2074
Waning Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
3:59 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1871
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 | 308.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.66° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.73° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.