The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2109
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
5:30 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2310
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 | 326.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 199.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 3.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.23° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.67° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.