The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2161
Waxing Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
8:51 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2954
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 | 36.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 127.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.41° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.27° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.