The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2111
Waning Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
12:19 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2335
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 | 236.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 293.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.87° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.87° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.