The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2143
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
1:32 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2725
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 | 76.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.06° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.95° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.