The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2159
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2923
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.78° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.25° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.