The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2186
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
10:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3257
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 | 27.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.89° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.10° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.