The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2093
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
9:03 AM
7:56 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2113
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 138.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.10° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.78° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.