The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
5:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3133
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 | 153.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 6.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / -5.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.80° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.71° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.