The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 21, 2012
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1111
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.52° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.03° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.