The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 21, 2193
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
9:25 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3343
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 | 235.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 252.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -28.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.56° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.48° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.