The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2167
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
12:15 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3028
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 | 94.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.76° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.25° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.