The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2129
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
11:20 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2552
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 | 35.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 16.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.99° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.29° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.