The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 2123
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
7:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2484
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.28° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.91° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.