The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 2136
Waning Crescent
17.8% 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
3:17 AM
4:53 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2644
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 | 310.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 225.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.82° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.81° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.