The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
3:54 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2762
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 42.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 9.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.89° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.87° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.