The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2076
Waning Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
4:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1902
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 254.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.65° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.65° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.