The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2158
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
12:25 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2910
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.12° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.29° / 1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.90° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.