The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 2153
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
9:39 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2855
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.67° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.61° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.