The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2139
Last Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
12:08 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2675
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 | 265.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.30° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.09° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| 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.