The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 21, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
61.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
12:59 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3263
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 | 103.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.0° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.19° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / 2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.46° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.