The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 2060
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
5:43 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1704
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / 2.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.40° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.99° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| 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.