The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 21, 2189
Waxing Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
1:14 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3294
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 | 64.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.84° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.96° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.