The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 15, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
2:16 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1222
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.29° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.15° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.