The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2113
Waxing Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
1:49 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2354
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.79° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.18° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.99° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.