The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2133
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
8:00 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2601
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 282.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.00° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.23° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.