The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2082
Waning Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
2:23 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1970
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 | 290.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.04° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.08° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.