The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
4:43 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2428
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 | 130.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 29.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 6.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.82° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.07° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.