The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 2000
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
3:57 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 962
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 | 287.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.02° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.66° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.