The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 2183
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
10:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3226
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 | 57.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.24° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.53° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| 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.