The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2163
Waning Gibbous
90.0% 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
11:36 PM
8:49 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2972
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 274.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.15° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.75° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.25° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.