The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 21, 2156
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2892
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 | 85.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 46m / -24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.88° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.51° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| 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.