The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
6:30 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2799
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 | 166.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 341.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.81° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.92° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.