The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2148
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
11:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2787
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 | 40.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.89° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.48° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.