The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2083
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
12:11 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1983
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.72° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.05° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.