The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
4:52 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3232
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 25.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 5.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.96° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.29° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.