The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2037
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
5:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1420
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 8.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -3.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.90° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.35° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.