The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% 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
3:26 PM
4:45 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 32.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.19° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.56° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.