The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2161
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
4:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Moon and Venus 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 | 316.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 209.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / 0.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.40° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.99° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.