The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
4:05 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 108.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 42.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.91° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.93° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.