The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2172
Waxing Crescent
20.5% 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
12:42 PM
9:31 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.5%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3090
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.48° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.81° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.