The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2199
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
8:00 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3424
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 | 22.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 137.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.78° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.87° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.