The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2095
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
4:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2137
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 | 287.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 258.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.95° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.28° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.