The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 21, 2198
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
6:24 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3405
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 316.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 56m / -15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.14° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.88° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 199.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.