The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2058
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
9:32 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1680
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 | 50.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.11° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.26° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.