The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 2114
Waning Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
3:40 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2372
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 | 277.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.69° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.89° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.