The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
3:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2861
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 | 97.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 49.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.78° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.50° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.