The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2145
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
8:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2749
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 145.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.48° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.35° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.