The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
2:46 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1284
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 | 123.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 54.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.79° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.71° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| 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.