The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2101
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
5:49 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2211
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 175.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.37° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.34° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.