The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2140
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
12:45 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2688
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 | 59.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.74° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.84° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.