The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2190
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
7:30 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3306
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 289.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.08° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.47° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.