The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 2166
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
5:59 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3015
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / 2.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.53° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.90° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.