The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 2125
Waning Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
3:30 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2508
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 | 290.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 247.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.15° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.36° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.