The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
12:17 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2187
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 | 97.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.48° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.36° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.73° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| 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.