The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 2155
Waning Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
4:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2879
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 | 305.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.70° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.43° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.