The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
74.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
4:39 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.6%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 119.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 34.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.48° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.35° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.