The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 2134
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
9:28 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2620
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -26.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.67° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.75° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.41° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.