The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2087
Waning Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
8:54 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 220.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 269.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.91° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.42° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.