The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
5:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2261
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 | 155.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 6.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.90° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.