The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2166
Waning Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
11:09 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3009
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 | 249.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 252.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.02° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.76° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.29° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.