The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2185
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
6:16 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3250
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 176.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / 0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.70° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.72° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.