The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2160
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
6:55 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2935
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 296.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.72° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.43° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.