The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 2079
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
5:28 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1939
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Saturn and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 203.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 5.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.62° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.60° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.