The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 2188
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
7:51 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3288
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 | 19.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.11° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.13° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| 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.