The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2122
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
6:14 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2465
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 320.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.27° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.