The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2098
Waning Gibbous
67.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
10:31 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.8%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2168
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 | 249.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 244.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.31° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.82° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.