The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2124
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
2:28 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2490
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.57° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.57° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.