The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 2036
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
8:34 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1408
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 | 27.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.82° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.97° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.