The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2177
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
1:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3145
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.01° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.70° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.