The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 2096
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
9:57 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2150
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 | 58.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -26.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.97° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.64° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.