The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2150
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
7:39 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2818
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.16° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.76° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.