The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2043
Waning Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
11:53 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1494
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 307.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.41° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.43° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.