The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2102
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 47.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.01° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.45° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.