The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2183
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
7:44 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3219
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 153.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 7.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.71° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.77° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.