The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2175
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
9:41 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3121
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.10° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.58° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.