The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2099
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
9:44 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2181
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.54° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.38° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.