The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
63.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
3:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.4%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3096
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 | 105.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 44.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.46° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.68° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.