The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2152
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
8:12 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2836
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 | 211.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.11° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.03° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.