The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
6:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2496
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 | 160.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 1.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.72° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.11° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| 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.