The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2050
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
11:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1581
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 | 66.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.43° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.60° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.