The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2137
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
10:05 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2651
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 | 15.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.89° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.97° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.