The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2048
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
7:44 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1556
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 340.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 14.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.76° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.