The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 1971
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
7:38 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 604
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.19° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.73° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.