The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
6:46 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3034
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 | 172.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 331.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 38m / -4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.56° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.13° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.