The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
6:50 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2026
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 350.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.08° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.55° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| 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.