The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2112
Waning Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
2:50 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2341
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 | 295.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.58° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.13° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.