The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2033
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
6:01 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1370
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 176.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 40m / -4.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.81° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.86° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.