The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2170
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
12:47 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3059
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 | 60.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.17° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.77° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.