The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2030
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
3:37 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1333
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 | 293.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.72° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.80° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.69° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.