The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 21, 2197
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3393
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.29° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.62° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.