The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2112
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
7:33 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2348
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -9.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.69° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.18° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.