The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 2130
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
12:53 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2570
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 | 242.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 290.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.69° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.66° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.