The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2174
Waning Gibbous
80.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
9:09 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.6%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3108
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 | 232.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -28.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.93° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.68° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.