The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2128
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
12:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2539
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.13° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.86° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.