The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2162
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2960
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 | 78.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.71° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.13° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.