The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 21, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
12:50 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2793
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 | 101.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.50° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.89° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.