The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2105
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
2:34 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2255
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 59.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.90° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.65° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.37° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.