The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 2100
Waning Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
11:21 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2199
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 | 218.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 311.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.39° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.65° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.