The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2191
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
8:31 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3325
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 | 39.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.89° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.19° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.