The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2137
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2657
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.15° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.31° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.