The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2167
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
10:51 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3022
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 | 28.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.57° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.90° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.