The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 1951
Waning Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
1:17 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 356
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 294.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.51° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.14° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.