The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2179
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
6:24 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3170
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 315.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -15.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.10° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.92° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 194.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.