The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 1908
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
4:31 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -176
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.59° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.44° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.