The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 1903
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
6:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -237
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 | 13.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.55° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.91° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.