The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2085
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
5:53 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2007
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 | 327.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 196.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 4.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 360.00° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.19° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.