The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 2074
Waxing Crescent
2.3% 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
9:00 AM
7:59 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1878
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.47° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.58° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| 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.