The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 21, 2127
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
8:55 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2533
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 | 195.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 12.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.19° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.70° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| 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.