The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2144
Waning Crescent
32.2% 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
1:51 AM
3:32 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2743
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 | 291.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 10.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.73° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.52° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.15° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| 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.