The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2153
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
6:23 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2848
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 177.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.25° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.67° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.