The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2182
Waning Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
8:47 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3207
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 | 215.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 275.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -17.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.18° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.08° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.