The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 2061
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1717
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.53° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.15° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.