The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 2147
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
5:35 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2780
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 | 326.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 199.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 4.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.03° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.09° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.