The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 2032
Waning Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
10:51 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1358
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 305.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.61° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.19° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.