The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 21, 2194
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
9:39 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3356
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 19.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.06° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.76° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.