The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2109
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
12:25 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2304
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 243.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.26° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.05° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| 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.