The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2142
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
4:06 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 307.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 217.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -3.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.18° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.17° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.