The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2095
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
7:55 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2131
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 | 201.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.3° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.12° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.84° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.