The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2193
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
5:05 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3349
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 2.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.52° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.04° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.