The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2115
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
9:02 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2385
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 | 45.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 124.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -24.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.39° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.23° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.