The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
58.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
12:31 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1952
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.36° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.34° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.