The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2181
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
2:00 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3195
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 15.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.71° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.32° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| 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.