The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
58.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
2:56 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2020
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 99.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.03° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.96° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.