The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
2:23 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 118.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.08° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.09° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| 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.