The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 21, 2196
Waning Crescent
37.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
2:03 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.5%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3380
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 | 284.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 231.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.02° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.50° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.