The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2107
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
6:53 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2279
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 6.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.85° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.70° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.