The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2133
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2607
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.53° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.70° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.