The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2141
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
6:36 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 306.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 14m / -17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.31° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.