The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2107
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
11:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2286
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 | 66.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.90° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.56° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.