The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
5:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2731
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 | 156.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 6.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.46° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.