The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
5:05 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2193
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 | 141.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 19.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.97° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.71° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.