The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 2062
Waning Gibbous
86.8% 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
8:42 PM
11:45 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.8%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1729
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 308.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.04° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.24° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| 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.