The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2096
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
7:11 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2143
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 164.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 3.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.37° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.67° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.