The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2106
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
8:46 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2267
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.69° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.02° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.