The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 2055
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
8:01 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1643
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 137.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.53° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.38° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.